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Roger Tolchard

Roger William Tolchard

Born: 15 June 1946, Torquay, Devon
Major Teams: Leicestershire, England.
Known As: Roger Tolchard
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: Wicket-Keeper, Umpire


Test Debut: England v India at Calcutta, 2nd Test, 1976/77
Last Test:
England v India at Bombay, 5th Test, 1976/77

Only ODI:
England v Australia at Sydney, 1st ODI, 1978/79

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    4    7   2   129   67   25.80  27.44   0   1    5   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    1    0   -     -    -     -      -     -   -    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1965 - 1983)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  483  680 189 15288  126*  31.13  12  86  912 125

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling                48    0    34    1  34.00  1-4     0   0  48.0  4.25

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1966 - 1983)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  310  276  57  6055  103   27.64   2  28  248  34

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

Born in Torquay in 1946, Roger Tolchard made his Leicestershire debut in 1965, winning his county cap just a year later. A middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he toured India and Pakistan with the MCC in 1972-73, performing well. A good keeper, he was unfortunate to be a contemporary of such excellent keepers as Alan Knott and Bob Taylor. His first-class career batting average (31.13) was actually better than Knott's, and there was a suspicion that he could have become a Test class batsman if he'd been unfettered by wicket-keeping responsibilities.

Tolchard never kept wicket for England in a Test, winning selection instead as a specialist batsman while on tour in India. He made a defiant, five-and-a-half-hour, 67 in his debut innings and with Tony Greig and put on 142 crucial runs to help England to victory for the first time in a Test in Calcutta. He played in all four Tests in the series, fielding brilliantly, but having little further fortune with the bat. He received what Henry Blofeld described as "the worst decision he ever saw," when dismissed lbw by Chandrasekhar in Bangalore. Good enough to win selection on the following year's Ashes tour (1978-79) he was close to winning further Test recognition when a bouncer fractured his cheek bone and forced him back to England.

Tolchard was made for one-day cricket, where he was particularly adept at stealing singles and improvising strokeplay, however he only represented England in a single one-day international, and that was ruined by rain within an hour. He was made county captain in 1981, and oversaw a revival in the fortunes his team, leading them to second place in the Championship in 1982. Upon his departure from Leicestershire in 1983 (with over 1,000 dismissals and more than 15,000 runs to his credit), he played Minor Counties cricket before he returned to his old school, Malvern College, where he became cricket professional and led the old boys to success in the Cricketer Cup on two occasions. Short, dark-haired and of wiry build, he never lost his Devon accent, and was an excellent squash and racquets player. His nephew is Roger Twose, the New Zealand player, while his brother, Jeff also represented Leicestershire. (George Dobell, Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 29-Oct-2002 22:19:36 GMT


 
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